Study of Basic Mobile Internet Protocols (MIP) in Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) Domain

Abstract

Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) technology is being largely deployed in the Internet backbone to support traffic engineering and provide Quality of Service (QoS) requirements. Mobile Internet Protocol (MIP) is a protocol that allows users to move along with their devices without disrupting ongoing communications. Mobile IP in its basic form does not support traffic engineering. Integrating MPLS with Mobile IP can help in providing Quality of Service within the mobility framework. In this paper we survey various protocols that propose basic Mobility within a MPLS domain without having any hierarchy points. The protocols are compared based on their features and architectural framework.